Hi Tim
As promised, here are some shots of Australian axes. The first three you'll see have been chipped and knapped very roughly, except at the bottom where they are very smooth.
Aboriginal people were quite smart in that way. Why waste time and effort smoothing the entire axe when you only need to do it for the portion that forms the blade.
Practical people these. They had better things to do.
The last picture is of a complete axe, very nicely crafted, and smooth all over. A little unusual for an aboriginal axe. More common in Papua New Guinea.
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